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Old Southern Schottische

by: Henry Ford's Old Time Dance Orchestra

Menlo Park

Publication date: 1926-00-00 00:00:00

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: Oldtime

Henry Ford was very fond of square-dancing, and he encouraged or forced his family and many times his employees to enjoy it as well. He hated Jazz and felt that is was the result of the lessoning of morals and the destruction of society. Thomas Edison did not agree totally with him, but when Henry Ford sent his old time band to the studio, Edison had them recorded. This cylinder is one of these records from the mid 1920's

Song Title	Versions	Compilations	Covers
Old Southern Schottische

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Digital recording from blue amberol made at Menlo Park.
To find out more visit Menlo Park

Addeddate: 2004-06-07 12:58:17

Boxid: OL100020215

Identifier: osouth1926

Numeric_id: 5669

Run time: 4:02

Source: http://www.edisonnj.org/menlopark/

Taped by: Menlo Park

Type: sound

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Reviewer: johnorford - - October 16, 2008
Subject: immoral jazz?

Henry Ford's notorious writings on race and eugenics inspired Adolf Hitler, who had a portrait of Ford behind his desk. One would have thought this contributed more to the lessening of morals and the destruction of society than jazz.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - May 9, 2005
Subject: OK, we get the point II

Just listened to a repetitious song, and then I heard this! This is the most repetitious song ever, to the point of tediousness. This song, which is something you'd hear in a music box, does nothing but repeat itself over and over. Meh.

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